Prescription characteristics of phosphate binders in a high pill burden for hemodialysis patients

Prescription characteristics of phosphate binders in a high pill burden for hemodialysis patients

Abstract Background Dialysis patients have to take many oral drugs, causing a high pill burden. Phosphate binders (PBs) account for a large proportion of daily pill burden; however, the relationship between patient background and prescription status of PBs is not clear. Methods We clarified the char...

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Main Authors: Nobuo Nagano, Kyoko Ito, Takashi Ono, Yuichi Ariyoshi, Soichiro Masima, Hajime Kobayashi, Tetsuo Ando, Takaaki Tsutsui, Tetsuya Ogawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Renal Replacement Therapy
Subjects:
High pill burden
Polypharmacy
Phosphate binder
Calcimimetics
Hemodialysis patients
Serum phosphorus levels
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-021-00322-2

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